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#21
General Discussion / version confusion
Last post by hibert42 - May 18, 2025, 04:09:53 PM
Hey,
since I am trying to get into scribus scripting due to a more frequent use of this fine peace of software, I am confused about the current version.

scribus.net says that 1.6.x is the current stable version, but here: https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.7.0_Release

it is said, that scribus 1.7 got released.

scribus.net download page lists the 1.7 as development version...

so.. what now?

Is it reccomended to use the 1.7 ?
Is this regarded an experimental release?

I would like to use it and to develope some scripts for it, since the API seems to be the 1.7 and seems to include all kind of cool stuff. But would not like to encounter frequent crashes and all...

#22
Scripts and Plugins / No itemDialog?
Last post by hibert42 - May 18, 2025, 04:02:58 PM
Hey, I tried to add a itemDialog into a Script, as it is described in the API Documentation here:
https://impagina.org/scribus-scripter-api/dialog/

Well... is is not working. The Errors Message says:
module scribus has no attribute itemDialog

The Line of code in my script currently looks like this:
position = scribus.itemDialog('title', 'text in the window', ['apples', 'pears', 'raisins'])
I am using Scribus 1.6.2

is this only available in the comming 1.7 ?
#23
Layout Issues / Copy Size of Object
Last post by hibert42 - May 18, 2025, 03:14:45 PM
Hey,
I am looking for a solution to set the size of an object to that of another.

Example 1:
I have a Text Frame and want it to have the same width as a ceatain Image Frame,
but only the width. Intuitively, I am looking for something like:
copy width from

I know, I can copy the width value and paste it to the Textframe. But maybe there is a script or even a built-in function that already does that.

Example 2:
I want an Image Frame to have the width and height of my page.

And so on and on...

Thanks in advance
#24
User Interface / Re: Font list
Last post by a.l.e - May 18, 2025, 10:41:14 AM
Very recently, Nitramr fixed a bug related to the fonts list display:

https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=17514
#25
User Interface / Re: Font list
Last post by AdmFubar - May 18, 2025, 05:34:35 AM
#26
General Discussion / Re: Rotating Objects.
Last post by AdmFubar - May 18, 2025, 05:31:22 AM
will open a ticket..
#27
General Discussion / Re: Footnotes revert to "defau...
Last post by a.l.e - May 18, 2025, 12:36:13 AM
can you provide a sample document?
#28
General Discussion / Re: Rotating Objects.
Last post by a.l.e - May 18, 2025, 12:33:26 AM
indeed, one gets easily used to what is shown.

but, i also agree that aligning to what inkscape and gimp do is probably a good idea.

admfubar, would you mind opening a ticket for this?
#29
General Discussion / Re: Rotating Objects.
Last post by prcek - May 17, 2025, 09:41:54 PM
Hi, I'm not sure we discuss the same behavior. I'm using 1.6.4 and objects rotate counter clockwise as degrees increment. It is the same as in any CAD software I used so nothing unusual for me.
I checked it now with GIMP (2.10) and Inkscape (1.2) and it is as you describe. Apparently standards differ in different domains of software.
#30
General Discussion / Footnotes revert to "default s...
Last post by occamsrazor - May 17, 2025, 09:18:06 PM
My footnotes and the style I created for them works well (as long as I unweld them from the main text frame -  things keeps going haywire when they are welded).

However, the following day the style has reverted to some default version, every time. Is there any remedy? Thanks!

(I use 1.6.4)